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ArticleDigestive diseases and sciences2019

Patient Satisfaction and Healthcare Utilization Using Telemedicine in Liver Transplant Recipients.

Long B Le, Harman K Rahal, Matthew R Viramontes, Katherine G Meneses, Tien S Dong, Sammy Saab

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Article in Digestive diseases and sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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34 citing papers in PubMed, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Patient Satisfaction with Lung Transplant Telemedicine: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2025
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  6. The Role of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Cirrhosis.The American journal of gastroenterology · 2025
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  9. Telemedicine in the tertiary liver unit: A feasibility study.Clinical and experimental hepatology · 2024
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  13. Telehealth Experience Among Liver and Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Mixed Methods Study.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Long B LeOlive View Medical Center, University of California at Los Angeles, Sylmar, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Harman K RahalDepartment of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Matthew R ViramontesDepartment of Surgery, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Katherine G MenesesDepartment of Surgery, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Tien S DongDepartment of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Sammy SaabDepartment of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. SSaab@mednet.ucla.edu.
University of California, Los Angeles · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPost-liver transplantation care is limited to tertiary care centers. Concentration at expert centers leads to high-volume clinics with long wait times and decreased accessibility.

aimTo assess whether telemedicine can be utilized to overcome barriers to care while sustaining strong patient-physician relationships.

methodsThe Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire-18, Telemedicine Satisfaction Questionnaire, and Health Utilization Questionnaire were used to assess patient satisfaction and healthcare utilization among patients who received care via video connection (telemedicine group) and in clinic (control group). Propensity matching was performed. Scores for questionnaires were reported as mean and standard deviations (SD) and were compared by one-way multivariate analysis of variance and one-way analysis of variance.

resultsThere were 21 matched telemedicine patients in our study. Overall mean age (± SD) was 51 (± 5.62) years and 52 (± 6.12) years for telemedicine group and control group, respectively. General patient satisfaction was similar between the two groups (p = 0.89). While telemedicine patients were just as satisfied with communication and interpersonal approach compared to clinic patients, they experienced significantly less commute (p < 0.0001) and waiting (p < 0.0001) times. Given ease of using telemedicine without compromising patient-physician interaction, 90% (19/21) of the telemedicine patients opted to use the service again.

conclusionTelemedicine appeared to be both a time and cost-saving alternative to clinic follow-up without compromise of the valuable patient-physician relationship. Telemedicine has the potential to improve clinic flow, reduce wait times, and decrease costs for liver transplant recipients.

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Patient SatisfactionPhysician-Patient RelationsTelemedicineFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLiver TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CareRetrospective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesTransplant RecipientsFollow-upPost-liver transplantTelemedicine

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